1947-Hugh
and his wife Ella Simmons turned to the sea to
provide for their family. With a small shrimp boat
and a weather worn building they began Simmons
Seafood.

1955-The
fifties were a booming time and Mt. Pleasant had its
first growth spurt. Hugh and Ella saw the need for a
retail outlet. In front of their fish house they
built the first Simmons Seafood Market on Ben Sawyer
Blvd.

1972-Mt.
Pleasant continued to grow and the Simmons built a
new building to house their retail, wholesale and
catering business. By this time the Simmons boys,
William Simmons and Hugh "Red" Simmons Jr.
had separated their talents with William taking the
helm of the Ben Sawyer Blvd. store and Red focusing
on servicing the shrimp trade with his Shem Creek
facility

1986-Three
generations of Simmons have now served the
Lowcountry with William's son Bubba joining in
1983. He helped introduce Charleston to a new and
inventive catering style and Simmons' now famous
"key lime pie"

1993-Bubba
carried on the Simmons tradition by opening the
companies second store on Isle of Palms.